South Carolina declined an NIT bid

[JustBlue]

It is crazy to think that every single gle member of the SEC could have been playing in the post season.

JB

 

[the nail at the foul line]

It is crazy to think that every single gle member of the SEC could have been playing in the post season.

JB

Does that mean coach is history?

 

[CGblue]

It probably means the entire roster is leaving.

 

[BigBlue1992]

I’m not sure why they still even do the NIT.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

I’m not sure why they still even do the NIT.

They should probably only invite mid majors.

 

[BigBlue1992]

They should probably only invite mid majors.

That would be a good idea. I’ve never thought about that.

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

It also could mean the coaching staff wants an early jump on the portal. My guess is that’s the reason. Paris is two years removed from SEC COY

 

[Ugoff]

They're holding out of the CBI.

 

[bbncal02]

I’m not sure why they still even do the NIT.

Mainly to give teams that get screwed over by the UNC dumbass bids of the world a chance to play in the post season. Also for the second place midmajors to have a chance at something.

It has it's place.

 

[BigBlue1992]

Mainly to give teams that get screwed over by the UNC dumbass bids of the world a chance to play in the post season. Also for the second place midmajors to have a chance at something.

It has it's place.

Nobody even remembers who wins it. I guess I can understand the mid majors. But if a team from a power conference goes 20-13, they have nothing to complain about not getting into the NCAA tournament. Flip a coin as far as I’m concerned. UNC, IU, Ohio State just to name a few.

 

[JustBlue]

There are three other alternate post season tournaments besides the NIT this year. Two of them are mid major focused.

 

[UK Widget]

LSU has also declined their NIT bid

 

[Fox2monk]

I’m not sure why they still even do the NIT.

They have some new NIL Crown tourney where the Big10, Big12, and someone else agreed to send the top 2 teams not in the field or something? I heard IU fans talking about it.

 

[catlogic15]

I feel sad for those teams that declined. When they’re my age, they will most likely regret it.
A chance to compete at a level they will never see again.

 

[ArcadiaFan]

The NIT Field just came out and it is mid major heavy. Glad to see those schools get a chance to compete and be happy to do so. I do think if the NCAA really wanted to, and since they own it, they could have the NIT be played first and the winner get the last spot in the NCAA Tournament.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

That's a dog crap bracket even by NIT standards. Won't watch a second.

 

[Fox2monk]

The NIT Field just came out and it is mid major heavy. Glad to see those schools get a chance to compete and be happy to do so. I do think if the NCAA really wanted to, and since they own it, they could have the NIT be played first and the winner get the last spot in the NCAA Tournament.

That would be dope as hell if they had time to do that. Instead of expanding the tourney have a small tournament that includes all runner ups that didn’t get a bid in conference championships, regular season winners who didn’t win the conference in mid majors, and the last 4 teams out of the field. Play for a spot or 2 in the play in games. They could call it the Last Dance or something.

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

Wake forest declined too

 

[ArcadiaFan]

That would be dope as hell if they had time to do that. Instead of expanding the tourney have a small tournament that includes all runner ups that didn’t get a bid in conference championships, regular season winners who didn’t win the conference in mid majors, and the last 4 teams out of the field. Play for a spot or 2 in the play in games.

I'd love to see that happen. Maybe could even go back to 64 teams in the main bracket again.

 

[westerncat]

South Carolina should have gotten in over North Carolina.

 

[EliteBlue]

The NIT Field just came out and it is mid major heavy. Glad to see those schools get a chance to compete and be happy to do so. I do think if the NCAA really wanted to, and since they own it, they could have the NIT be played first and the winner get the last spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Or adjust it and have it start at 64 teams and end at the final 4 (could play the last 2 games if you really wanted an NIT Champ). Let the final 4 be the final 4 let in to the NCAAT

 

[PhilipVU94]

It also could mean the coaching staff wants an early jump on the portal. My guess is that’s the reason. Paris is two years removed from SEC COY

That's what happens when your statistical "luck" (per Ken Pomeroy) goes from 4th in the nation one year to 349th the next. They weren't bad at all this year, but a little snake-bit in close games.

Of course Jerry Stackhouse won co-COTY so maybe that award isn't all that meaningful.

 

[PhilipVU94]

This isn't just basketball. College football programs that miss the CFP now have to worry that their players on the way out won't want to play in a bowl. Effectively every bowl except the playoff is now the NIT.

College basketball isn't perfectly run but I'd much rather have this system than CFB.

 

[SBKY]

Did West Virginia decline to or did they not get invited?

 

[catfan220]

South Carolina should have gotten in over North Carolina.

Believe it or not, they had the same number of quad 1 wins

It is crazy to think that every single gle member of the SEC could have been playing in the post season.

JB

Maybe this is out of date but I thought you had to be above .500 to play in the NIT?

 

[GermantownDawg]

I understand declining an NIT bid, sort of. I just feel like those added games for us last year, in a win or go home environment really gave some of our young players like Demary, Cain, and James some confidence I believe has spilled over into this year. Added practice and game reps against pretty solid competition at their places never hurt anyone.

 

[CondorCat]

The four #1 seeds in the 32 team NIT tournament are: SMU, Dayton, UC Irvine and San Francisco.

"The programs that declined tournament invites included Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers, Wake Forest, Pitt, LSU and South Carolina."

 

[michaeluk26]

You used to literally sign a contract binding you to play in the NIT if you missed the NCAA tournament. I remember it being brought up in our 2013 season after we missed the tournament.